My name is Joel Beaupre (""Bo-Pray""). It is a name of French Canadian descent. I am an artist living in NH with my parents while I build a travel trailer, finish building some guitars, and find out how to treat depression without any big pharma. Most people find my paintings to be more successful than my songs. I have always felt bad about that, so I've never quit. I've had some good teachers: My friend Kevin Smith in Nashville for one. I have very little "gear" but enough to put together a bedroom studio. Thanks to my friend Mike Tritter for setting me up with music software in 2001. I'm still using the same stuff (Vegas Video). I taught myself how to build guitars so I could always have something cool to play. I'm still playing my first guitar as my main guitar: a 1979 Alverez Yari. I've sold the others, including one's I've made or modified, since I've had trouble finding and keeping employment as a philosophy teacher. Now I'm writing as honestly as I can and trying to follow my brother's advice to be very direct and raw: just a couple mics and a performance. My plan is to complete my own travel trailer so I can have something to live out of while I travel and write songs. I'm on target to complete it sometime this summer. I hope to meet others who have given themselves completely to their art, even though it can be very tough going financially. It can be a bit lonely and there can be so little feedback for so much effort that goes into writing and recording each song. That's why I am very grateful for anyone who listens and comments on my music! I am currently returning the kindness by working on friends' guitars free of charge. I wish money did not have to be involved at all. There's too much hardship that goes with the aspiration to be an artist. I wish everyone success. Please reach out anytime.

	He Builds a Wall layered acoustic guitars, dumb drum beat, proggy bass, double-tracked vocal		Alternative Pop Rock
	Pinwheel rolling internal rhymes to a two-step beat		Folk/Acoustic Rock/Americana
	For Laura One voice one guitar		Folk/Acoustic Rock/Americana
	Let Go A fingerpicked intro with vocal expands into a Beatle-esque rave up.		60s folk-pop
	Flying Dream Heavy on the Indian influence, lyrical content is a composite of my favorite flying dreams, "sitar" complements of Yamaha Motif, crazy fuzz solo, very active rhythm section. All self-done.		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Of the Stars Punk guitars with megaphone vocals descending from spaceships with a political message from the future.		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	The Moon Indian raga-like acoustic guitar figure, melodic bass line, crooner vocal, retro keys (really, an 80's Casio), Hendrix quoted in outtro solo.		Acoustic guitar pop
	Your Ocean A blues number with guitar, sax, an attempt to sing like Lou Reed, clean-toned blues licks.		Alternative Blues
	Trip Slow-motion landslide of guitars, or slow-mo of rocket exhaust if you prefer up to down. Notched wah+delay solo over odd-meter when things get weird. That's when you might hear sleigh bells, and they're real.		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	You're Not the Solution (Learning to Love Myself) Croonerville with a nice breezy feel. Soft and easy, but with a serious-sided lyric.		R&B/Soul
	Other Mechanical Mother sparse arrangement, acoustic guitar, distorted bass, and a tumbling beat. I thought ended up sounding a bit like Arcade Fire. Except - the solo outtro is like no one I can think of.		Acoustic guitar pop
	Flowers Bang Bang Sludgy bass line, laconic vocals with more than a touch of irony, retro guitars, a stab at Kraut rock.		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Flower of the City An attempt to write like Syd Barret, and to sound as if the track came from Madcap Laughs or Opal.		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	The Big Freeze Best example of what can happen when the stars align. Except all that was there to describe was desolate. Don't stop listening too soon - WAIT FOR IT!		acoustic indie pop
	The Fun (acoustic) performance acoustic and voice		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Sailing Away a march beat, sonorous Ebow lead, poetic lyric, spidery raga-like acoustic phrases: an artist surveys the world and returns to four, blue walls		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Lonely Star Horn intro sets the theme. A lighthearted bluesy base-line set to a shuffle/march. Many orchestral, layered parts. A trip out to the cosmos on one chord finishes the ride, with a Miles Davis-like horn leading pied piper style.		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Leaving Jill Behind A tiny song with nursery rhyme simplicity.		Ballad
	Have you seen the sun? An attempt to build upon John Lennon's "sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun." Moody piece but ultimately hopeful. Dark fuzz solo over a proggy Pink Floyd bass line ala Animals.		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Take Me My take on a fifties style progression		Ballad
	Nobody Knows How the Tune Goes uptempo acoustic guitar, retro keys, tribal-like kick, spoken lyrics,		Acoustic Rock
	The Great Divide Chugging acoustic, dark lyrical content, a Neil Young-like one-note (nearly) solo.		Alternative Acoustic Rock
	Angel Big stereo guitars, ascending weirdo-spooky piano, thumping bass, astral outsider lyrics		Ballad
	The Fun An attempt to produce the acoustic version "The Fun" more completely. Drums, strings, woodwinds, electric guitars, washy symbols...		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	I want to thank you Verby and dark acoustic guitar loop, simple and direct lyric, followed by a long outtro of sustain-y and moody piano.		Alt Nouveau
	No One A kind of answer to Sir McCartney's Fool on the Hill, made obvious by re-purposing the melody mostly unchanged.		Acoustic guitar pop

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kalvindarwa	5/7/2024 9:32:01 AM It can be a bit lonely and there can be so little feedback for so much effort that goes into writing and recording each song. https://clearwatermobilemechanics.com/
Psyche's Muse	2/9/2017 12:04:49 PM Damn! Your "shit" is SOOO GOOD! Listening to "ALL" of your stuff... right now... Fantastic Dude!!! Most Excellent! -M-
William Ben Brooks	9/15/2016 5:58:40 PM Dude, you remind me of Michael Hedges and Neil Young! I appreciate your efforts!
Steve April	1/4/2016 12:05:46 PM Congratulations on your Golden Kayak nomination, glad you made the show. Kudos...
Bryon Tosoff	12/30/2015 10:52:20 PM Congrats on your Golden Kayak nomination Joel, good luck from bryon
Steve April	2/7/2015 9:39:59 PM Welcome to IAC! Your musicality sparkles, your lyrics are bold and poetic. Soulful vocals also. Very impressive work right now, as I listen. Kudos...
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